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will it be the remaining assad, pro-assad military? will be it the rebel and opposition groups? do they have the capability? and absolutely worse is the extremist elements. we've seen a growing presence of al qaeda and other extremist groups inside syria, including al qaeda from iraq. so there are many very frightening possibilities, which is why i think our barbara starr has been talking about the u.s. military has -- is relooking at their plans for securing the chemical weapon sites of which we understand there are in the neighborhood of four dozen. >> yeah, and, noah, how much do you think there is confidence that we know what really is going on, and how widespread this stuff is? because you're right. in the chaos of a cataclysm over there if it comes down the final battle, it seems to me we could have a very similar circumstance to what we had in iraq and afghanistan where we just don't know where things went. >> yeah, i think there's a fair degree of confidence right now about where this precursor mixing activity happens. but if things get really chaotic, i think all bets a
will it be the remaining assad, pro-assad military? will be it the rebel and opposition groups? do they have the capability? and absolutely worse is the extremist elements. we've seen a growing presence of al qaeda and other extremist groups inside syria, including al qaeda from iraq. so there are many very frightening possibilities, which is why i think our barbara starr has been talking about the u.s. military has -- is relooking at their plans for securing the chemical weapon sites of which...
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. >>> syrian president bashar al assad has done something he rarely does. he agreed to an interview. he told state television in iran that he would rule out any international effort to intervene in syria. assad said foreign pressure would not influence what's going on within his country's borders. he said no one knows how to solve syria's problems as well as syrians do. he said his troops would continue to attack opposition forces. he said his government had a duty to annihilate what he called terrorists. government and opposition forces have not let up. even after they agreed to a u.n. cease-fire. members of the opposition say government troops killed more than 100 people on wednesday alone. diplomats from the u.s., russia and other key players will meet again in geneva on saturday to try to find a way to stop the fighting. >>> united nations officials say nearly 100,000 syrian refugees have been displaced by military conflict in the country. they are asking for financial support from the international community. the u.n. high commissioner for refugees est
. >>> syrian president bashar al assad has done something he rarely does. he agreed to an interview. he told state television in iran that he would rule out any international effort to intervene in syria. assad said foreign pressure would not influence what's going on within his country's borders. he said no one knows how to solve syria's problems as well as syrians do. he said his troops would continue to attack opposition forces. he said his government had a duty to annihilate what...
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. >>> now moving on to syria, president bashar al-assad, agreed to an interview. he told state television in iran he would rule out any international effort to intervene in syria. assad said foreign pressure would not influence what is going on within his country's borders. he said no one know house to solve syria's problems as well as the syrians do. he also said, his troops would continue to attack opposition forces. he said his government had a duty to annihilate what he called terrorists. government and opposition forces have not let up even after they agreed to a u.n. cease-fire. mep be members of the opposition say troops killed 100 people wednesday alone. diplomats from the u.s., russia and key players will meet in geneva on saturday to try to find a way to stop the fighting. >>> the obama administration has exempted two more countries from financial sanctions that is against iran. china and singapore will not be pe penalized even if their institutions do business with the iranian central bank. secretary of state hillary clinton said u.s. officials granted
. >>> now moving on to syria, president bashar al-assad, agreed to an interview. he told state television in iran he would rule out any international effort to intervene in syria. assad said foreign pressure would not influence what is going on within his country's borders. he said no one know house to solve syria's problems as well as the syrians do. he also said, his troops would continue to attack opposition forces. he said his government had a duty to annihilate what he called...
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assad said he will not leave syria. the u.s. said he will be accountable for the battle against the syria people. >>> overnight the political fighting has turned lethal. state tv says at least five people were killed when supporters and opponents of morsi fought in front of the palace in cairo. they used tanks to control the situation. >>> john mcafee spent the night in a gat a mallen jail. he was arrested yesterday for entering the country illegally. he said he crossed the border from belize to seek asylum. he's wanted there for questioning in a murder. mcafee had been on the run for weeks. >> reporter: software innovator john mcafee came to guatemala for asylum but was taken into custody for entering the country illegally. he gave an interview before he was arrested i i'm now here and i'm going to speak out and speak out big file. >> reporter: mcafee had been living in belize supported by the millions he made from his software company. police want to question him in the recent murder of his neighbor. >> it's a convenient thing
assad said he will not leave syria. the u.s. said he will be accountable for the battle against the syria people. >>> overnight the political fighting has turned lethal. state tv says at least five people were killed when supporters and opponents of morsi fought in front of the palace in cairo. they used tanks to control the situation. >>> john mcafee spent the night in a gat a mallen jail. he was arrested yesterday for entering the country illegally. he said he crossed the...
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bashar al-assad's allout military assault on syria's freedom movement. the 40-year dictatorship of the assad family seems bent on crushing the citizens' rebellion that began nearly a year ago. today civilians in homs-- a city of more than 1.5 million-- suffered through their 19th day of artillery bombardment. an intense morning barrage killed 74, including a french photojournalist and american reporter marie colvin. she was a veteran war correspondent. colvin was 56 years old from long island, new york. she lost her left eye in an ambush in sri lanka in 2001. >> being a war correspondent to me has never been is that the-52 tank or the-72 tank? it's aboutúaward-winning french photojournalist remi open licochlik where they were worki. last night, colvin told cnn by phone that the bombardment of homes was, in her word, sickening. >> every civilian house on the street has been hit. we're talking about a very kind of poor popular neighborhood. the top floor of the building i'm in has been hit, in fact totally destroyed. there are no military targets here. it
bashar al-assad's allout military assault on syria's freedom movement. the 40-year dictatorship of the assad family seems bent on crushing the citizens' rebellion that began nearly a year ago. today civilians in homs-- a city of more than 1.5 million-- suffered through their 19th day of artillery bombardment. an intense morning barrage killed 74, including a french photojournalist and american reporter marie colvin. she was a veteran war correspondent. colvin was 56 years old from long island,...
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as syrian forces expand attacks on the rebels, a top government official defects from the bashar al-assad regime. the rescue mission in nigeria since in failure, with 2 hostages, an italian and a brit, killed before they could be freed. and remembering the tsunami a year after disaster struck japan. we have a special report on paint and hope. >> the want to raise the ground 3 meters higher. hundreds of miles along the coast, the same story. dozens of communities want to raise and start anew. >> welcome to our viewers around the globe. the rebellion in syria has claimed its first high-level defection, the deputy oil minister. he says he is leaving the government to join the rebels. it is a sign of the times that the announcement was posted on youtube. the news does not appear to have stopped the violence. there are reports government forces have launched a new assault. in neighboring lebanon, this report. >> people are split on how the u.n. might be able to help syria. one said she was devastated by the scale of destruction she saw on her brief visit. >> i have been struck by the differenc
as syrian forces expand attacks on the rebels, a top government official defects from the bashar al-assad regime. the rescue mission in nigeria since in failure, with 2 hostages, an italian and a brit, killed before they could be freed. and remembering the tsunami a year after disaster struck japan. we have a special report on paint and hope. >> the want to raise the ground 3 meters higher. hundreds of miles along the coast, the same story. dozens of communities want to raise and start...
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council resolution calling on assad to step down. since then, the u.s. has been searching for another way to end the massacre. norah o'donnell is at the white house tonight. norah? >> reporter: scott, secretary of state hillary clinton is on her try an international meeting on syria, but no one expects that that meeting will end the bloodshed. instead, the best hope is that these 70 countries now that make up a friends of syria group will agree on a plan to bolster opposition forces. the obama administration up until now has firmly rejected calls to arm the syrian opposition but spokesman jay carney today opened the door to the possibility. if pressure on assad does not work are we considering arming the opposition? >> i want to be clear that our position is that it is not appropriate now to contribute to the militarization, the further militarization of syria. we don't rule out additional measures if the international community waits too long and doesn't act deice *efly. >> reporter: just last year, the u.s. supported a nato intervention in libya. when
council resolution calling on assad to step down. since then, the u.s. has been searching for another way to end the massacre. norah o'donnell is at the white house tonight. norah? >> reporter: scott, secretary of state hillary clinton is on her try an international meeting on syria, but no one expects that that meeting will end the bloodshed. instead, the best hope is that these 70 countries now that make up a friends of syria group will agree on a plan to bolster opposition forces. the...
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assad is a bad guy. his father was a bad guy. the assad dictatorship has ruled for 40 years. the have been ruthless in their power. they are iran's main ally in the region. i think it would be a blow to iran if the regime were to fall. we are very cautious. we do not want to get involved in any more wars. think it is enough. i do think there are a lot of things we could be and should be doing to help the opposition and syria. >> such as? >> we are finally recognizing the opposition. we're finally helping to arm the opposition. we do not want u.s. troops on the ground. but i do think it is very important and that we work in collaboration -- >> we're helping to arm the opposition? >> we're working with our allies to make sure that the allies get arms. it cannot be a blank check. unfortunately, some of the rebels have been infiltrated by al qaeda. i think assad should leave. his days are numbered. he either signs an agreement and leaves, or he will be forced to leave and maybe will never leave because the same thing that happened to some of the other dictators may happen to him.
assad is a bad guy. his father was a bad guy. the assad dictatorship has ruled for 40 years. the have been ruthless in their power. they are iran's main ally in the region. i think it would be a blow to iran if the regime were to fall. we are very cautious. we do not want to get involved in any more wars. think it is enough. i do think there are a lot of things we could be and should be doing to help the opposition and syria. >> such as? >> we are finally recognizing the opposition....
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another sign that president assad's hold over geographic syria is tipping. >> warner: isn't assad believed to be restocking weapons and aircraft through the air? >> sure. and they're being resupplied. they have large stocks of weapons. they're being helped out by the iranians with the transformation of the that dia -- >> warner: that being the thugs --. >> alawite forces. the russians also are backing them in one way shape or form. who hasn't backed them is the united states and the west in terms of rebel forces and syrians, especially opposition, are quite angry about that. >> warner: if the internet service stays down, how much does that hamper the rebels' ability to operate? >> it dawes because they're unable to coordinate. you beal surprised what happens over mobile phones and through the internet and using smart phones. >> and texting. >> but they still have two-way radios and sat phones. but its it harder for them, not impossible. but it's a sign that -- the assad regime hasn't done this until now and it's a sign we're entering a new phase. >> warner: do you think the assad forces ne
another sign that president assad's hold over geographic syria is tipping. >> warner: isn't assad believed to be restocking weapons and aircraft through the air? >> sure. and they're being resupplied. they have large stocks of weapons. they're being helped out by the iranians with the transformation of the that dia -- >> warner: that being the thugs --. >> alawite forces. the russians also are backing them in one way shape or form. who hasn't backed them is the united...
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the group said they'll find a way to bring about an end of the regime of assad. it's unclear if they'll arm the opposition. >>> still ahead, will the republicans have a brokered convention in tampa? what about contested convention? we'll lay out all the possibilities. >>> first, what rising gas prices are doing to small businesses. >> the extra pennies you pay at the pump are felt across the country. higher gasoline prices mean lower profits and possible layoffs at many small businesses. mike tobin has the case of us a and affect. >> the food service industry can't cost ship when fuel i crosses. it costs more to get everything from the bread, meat, peppers in chicago but there's only so much a customer will pay for italian beef. >> we do everything we can. we try to be efficient and look at distribution of product to our stores or delivery. >> since they deliver there's a direct impact. higher parkways at the pump eats the profit and there's still a price ceiling on italian beef. >> it makes you think about job security. >> no one is ready to say it will get bett
the group said they'll find a way to bring about an end of the regime of assad. it's unclear if they'll arm the opposition. >>> still ahead, will the republicans have a brokered convention in tampa? what about contested convention? we'll lay out all the possibilities. >>> first, what rising gas prices are doing to small businesses. >> the extra pennies you pay at the pump are felt across the country. higher gasoline prices mean lower profits and possible layoffs at many...
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they publicly denied that assad would use weapons on his own people. raising the question with his departure has the assad policy changed? bret? >> connor powell in the middle east newsroom. thanks. more on this with the panel. now a standoff of a different type. back at home. the fiscal kind. house republicans leaders calling this a bold counteroffer. that presents a fair, middle ground. the white house is saying it has nothing new with no details. it is a republican compromise solution to the impending fiscal cliff. spending cut and tax increases that both sides mean would mean recession. after what both sides called a frustrating weekend. today's development don't appear to break a log jam. not yet. ed henry begins our coverage. >> reporter: good evening. they are saying the plan is ridiculous, so much so they will not offer counterproposal to the g.o.p. counterproposal and say tonight unless speaker boehner gives in on raising taxes on the rich, the president is ready to go off the cliff. >> right now i'd say we are nowhere, period. nowhere. >> joh
they publicly denied that assad would use weapons on his own people. raising the question with his departure has the assad policy changed? bret? >> connor powell in the middle east newsroom. thanks. more on this with the panel. now a standoff of a different type. back at home. the fiscal kind. house republicans leaders calling this a bold counteroffer. that presents a fair, middle ground. the white house is saying it has nothing new with no details. it is a republican compromise solution...
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iran is throwing its support behind syrian president assad. they are vow to go squash the up rising in syria and any one backing the rebels. hillary clinton says assad's regime is quickly unravelling. now to the philippines where thor than 107,000 people forced to evacuate their homes after torrential rains leaving villages submerged. 11 people have died. >>> over to south africa where it slowed 20 times in the past 120-years. those in johannesburg last saw show back in 20007. >> we are going to ask the expert here. sthooivengs. even if you did your best to eat healthy often we find it hard to get the vitamins and nutrients we need every day. we look to the supplement. how many should we be taking which ones are the most important? here to answer the questions is dr. david samati. what do we need to take as far as a multi vitamin is concerned. >> we are trying to make it as simple as possible. you can take too many pills. you may or may not get the right portion of veggies that we need. one mull de vitamin a day whether for men or women it is
iran is throwing its support behind syrian president assad. they are vow to go squash the up rising in syria and any one backing the rebels. hillary clinton says assad's regime is quickly unravelling. now to the philippines where thor than 107,000 people forced to evacuate their homes after torrential rains leaving villages submerged. 11 people have died. >>> over to south africa where it slowed 20 times in the past 120-years. those in johannesburg last saw show back in 20007. >>...
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the assad dictatorship has ruled syria for more than 40 years. the syrian people rebelled last year and it's been open warfare ever since. it's extremely hazardous for reporters to get into the war zone, but elizabeth palmer managed to reach a neighborhood under siege on the outskirts of the capital city, damascus. >> reporter: it's 6:00 p.m. the heavy shelling doesn't usually start until 9:00, so it's safe to go for a tour of this wrecked and virtually deserted neighborhood. this was one of the first neighborhoods to rise up against president bashar al-assad and for almost two years it's been punished. now 80% of the residents have been driven out. our guide was 21-year-old sara. the few people who remain here are too poor to leave or, like sara, too committed to the anti- regime fight. you're among the 20% who stayed. why? better to live here and die with dignity than go to a refugee camp? >> yes, die and we will be proud. >> reporter: at home, most days there is enough to eat for three generations of this family. but only sporadic electricity
the assad dictatorship has ruled syria for more than 40 years. the syrian people rebelled last year and it's been open warfare ever since. it's extremely hazardous for reporters to get into the war zone, but elizabeth palmer managed to reach a neighborhood under siege on the outskirts of the capital city, damascus. >> reporter: it's 6:00 p.m. the heavy shelling doesn't usually start until 9:00, so it's safe to go for a tour of this wrecked and virtually deserted neighborhood. this was one...
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in damascus today, assad met with the foreign minister of russia-- one of syria's few ria's few assad promised, again, to end the bloodshed. but today his forces pressed their assault on the city of homs-- a rebel stronghold. this video from the rebels appears to show a building under attack. the assad government has banned independent reporting, but our clarissa ward was able to get into northern syria to a ame forn that we can't name for security reasons. she is with the rebels who are now fight to overthrow the regime. clarissa, i understand you went to a militia training session today with some new recruits. tell me about that. >> reporter: that's right, scott. we went early this morning with wme members of the syrian me abtion army to one of their training sessions. i think really what was most striking is that you see when you watch these men training erat they are not military experts. ney are farmers, they are workers, they do not have any military background. they are not particularly physically fit. they have enormous amounts of courage and spirit but the question is really
in damascus today, assad met with the foreign minister of russia-- one of syria's few ria's few assad promised, again, to end the bloodshed. but today his forces pressed their assault on the city of homs-- a rebel stronghold. this video from the rebels appears to show a building under attack. the assad government has banned independent reporting, but our clarissa ward was able to get into northern syria to a ame forn that we can't name for security reasons. she is with the rebels who are now...
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but the problem here is if we try too hard to push assad over, the intervention will be seen by assad's allies as an excuse to discredit the opposition. in other words, a big american footprint here doesn't help the opposition. so what we're doing is doing things behind the scenes, cia, other agencies looking for chemical weapons, helping get the arms to the right people. it's not enough, but it's what we can do without putting a big american stamp on this opposition which really isn't helpful to them. jenna: is it not helpful to them, brett? >> no, i think they would welcome the help just as the people of benghazi welcomed the help when nato finally intervened in libya, just as the people of kosovo welcomed the hope, both muslim populations. i mean, the ideas that somehow you put an american stamp on this and you're going to create resentment or sport for assad is absolutely propostrouse. what the syrian people need is help from assad's helicopter gunships, reports he's unleashed gunfighters on his own cities in aleppo and elsewhere. america could do a lot for itself by at least declar
but the problem here is if we try too hard to push assad over, the intervention will be seen by assad's allies as an excuse to discredit the opposition. in other words, a big american footprint here doesn't help the opposition. so what we're doing is doing things behind the scenes, cia, other agencies looking for chemical weapons, helping get the arms to the right people. it's not enough, but it's what we can do without putting a big american stamp on this opposition which really isn't helpful...
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and now assad's wife, once seen as a force mofor modernization s spoken out. so, what did she say about those scenes? here's abc's christie unanimous amanpour. >> reporter: syria today is a tale of two cities. in the capital damascus, streets filled with government supporters. in homs, the center of the rebellion, streets deserted. to venture out is to risk being shot. >> this road is so dangerous because there are snipers hiding. >> reporter: the children of damascus. the children of homs, hiding from the government shells in a basement. the first lady of syria comes from this city, but residents today learned they'll get no help from her. modern and glamorous, born and educated in england, asma assad was once concerned a voice of moderation in the middle east. but today, the first words from her since the rebellion -- a simple statement from her office saying, "the first lady supports her husband." opposition leaders reacted with anger, calling her a hypocrite for tolerating her husband's brutality. president assad today welcomed a russian top diplomat who i
and now assad's wife, once seen as a force mofor modernization s spoken out. so, what did she say about those scenes? here's abc's christie unanimous amanpour. >> reporter: syria today is a tale of two cities. in the capital damascus, streets filled with government supporters. in homs, the center of the rebellion, streets deserted. to venture out is to risk being shot. >> this road is so dangerous because there are snipers hiding. >> reporter: the children of damascus. the...
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assad will not give in. the euphoria from tuesday night, you talk to people inside the white house, they knew that is evaporating and we have to get down to business so today the president got a stream of calls from world leaders, including from the u.k., and david cameron, and binyamin netanyahu from israel, as well, congratulations, but, also, in doubt the phone calls, a lot of business being conducted with the president realizing particularly in the middle east there is a lot of major problems to confront. i am told by senior officials before election day the chief of staff, jack lou and others have been meeting and planning and if the president were re-elected they would have to hit the ground running on domestic issues and foreign policy. >>shepard: over benghazi, republicans want answer. >>reporter: they asked the answers before the election and they feel like they did not get a lost answers from the white house before the election, certainly people snowed the white house feel like republicans have pai
assad will not give in. the euphoria from tuesday night, you talk to people inside the white house, they knew that is evaporating and we have to get down to business so today the president got a stream of calls from world leaders, including from the u.k., and david cameron, and binyamin netanyahu from israel, as well, congratulations, but, also, in doubt the phone calls, a lot of business being conducted with the president realizing particularly in the middle east there is a lot of major...
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international community is preparing for the fall of bashar assad in the wake of a deadly suicide attack that rocked the capital killing four members of assad's inner circle. >> the brother-in-law and chief assad, the men with a a high ranking syrian general killed in arguably the deadliest attack on government officials since the gary lane is traveling in the region. >> damascus has been a bit of a fortress. it is now being brought to demas kus, the capitol. >> the brigade of islam talk responsibility on the getting worse when iraqis begin fleeing. thousands, mostly christians fled to syria. now the iraqi is telling them to get out. >> we came back from syria. i was worried about the security of my family. bombing and fighting there. where can these iraqi christians go? >> foreign fighters moving into the country practically everyday this group of snipers recently >> there are 10 other existing cells supporting this cell. >> some 16,000 people have died march 2011. >> the so-called arab spring have made it difficult for christians in the middle east. my good friend carl muller joins us.
international community is preparing for the fall of bashar assad in the wake of a deadly suicide attack that rocked the capital killing four members of assad's inner circle. >> the brother-in-law and chief assad, the men with a a high ranking syrian general killed in arguably the deadliest attack on government officials since the gary lane is traveling in the region. >> damascus has been a bit of a fortress. it is now being brought to demas kus, the capitol. >> the brigade of...
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. >> how long can assad hang on? seems like he's sort of entrenched here in power and without any real outside pressure, it could be a while, right? >> it could be. i mean, so much of this for once really hinges on russia, because russia is -- syria has two big allies right now, iran and russia. china to a certain extent, but it really is. russia sees syria as its last bastian of influence in the middle east. >> would this be russia, where putin wouldn't come to the u.s.? >> yes, president obama broached this idea, for instance, at the g-8 meeting, but with medvedev, not with putin, because putin is still angry with the united states for a whole lot of reasons that we won't go into right now. but medvedev said that the russians feel very much that they were hoodwinked and that medvedev has taken a lot of heat for it. he brought up when president obama suggested this whole yemen option, maybe if we try to get you guys to ease them out of power, and he said that may not be a bad idea, as long as it's not a forced migta
. >> how long can assad hang on? seems like he's sort of entrenched here in power and without any real outside pressure, it could be a while, right? >> it could be. i mean, so much of this for once really hinges on russia, because russia is -- syria has two big allies right now, iran and russia. china to a certain extent, but it really is. russia sees syria as its last bastian of influence in the middle east. >> would this be russia, where putin wouldn't come to the u.s.?...
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assad has vowed to fight to the death. >> pelley: margaret, thank you. when the syrian people first rose up it looked like a mismatch. they had rifles against one of the largest armies in the region. syrian towns have been turned into rubble, and the rebels are in the suburbs of the capital damascus now. it is rare for reporters to reach the war zone, but elizabeth palmer managed to get to the dictatorship's main military hospital to look at the damage being inflicted on assad's army. >> reporter: the tishereen it hospital morgue in northern damascus now receives between 20 and 50 bodies every day. most of them are soldiers. though some civilians do end up here, too. the man in the coffin is adnan said a civil servant who was 30 years old. outside, his mother and brother have just learned that he was killed by a sniper on his way to work. in the hospital's intensive care unit the men can't speak, but their injuries do. inflicted by rocket-propelled gre neighbors bombes, and automatic riflees, they show the anti-regime fighters have, for the most part sim
assad has vowed to fight to the death. >> pelley: margaret, thank you. when the syrian people first rose up it looked like a mismatch. they had rifles against one of the largest armies in the region. syrian towns have been turned into rubble, and the rebels are in the suburbs of the capital damascus now. it is rare for reporters to reach the war zone, but elizabeth palmer managed to get to the dictatorship's main military hospital to look at the damage being inflicted on assad's army....
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grave concern that president assad may consider chemical weapons. >> the gunfire has shown why they're asking for no. this time it was some of the wounded who crossed into turkey but artillery and mortar rounds have landed here, killing civilians. this is what nato hopes will deter an increasingly desperate regime. patriot missiles with sophisticated radar that can shoot down any incoming missiles and planes, locking onto a target in seconds with a range of more than 60 miles. nato foreign ministers approved sending the missiles to turkey with the u.s., the netherlands, and germany providing the weapons but the alliance stressed the move was defensive. >> the deployment of patriot missiles will serve as an effective deterrent and that way, diaz with the situation along the syrian-turkish border. >> russia is the one fly in the right man. the foreign minister said he would not block the move. a sign an old ally may be losing patience with president assaad. they hope deploying missiles will help stabilize tensions but the bigger concern is what is happening inside syria itself. specifica
grave concern that president assad may consider chemical weapons. >> the gunfire has shown why they're asking for no. this time it was some of the wounded who crossed into turkey but artillery and mortar rounds have landed here, killing civilians. this is what nato hopes will deter an increasingly desperate regime. patriot missiles with sophisticated radar that can shoot down any incoming missiles and planes, locking onto a target in seconds with a range of more than 60 miles. nato...
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>> barbara walters gets a big interview with syria as al-assad. and then tries to get his former aide a job at cnn. how did the media react to that deal? and qe-ii's jubilee celebration gets world attention. did one cable news network go overboard on the coverage? find out next on news watch. hi, i'm phil mickelson. i've been fortunate to win on golf's biggest stages. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept, suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. d
>> barbara walters gets a big interview with syria as al-assad. and then tries to get his former aide a job at cnn. how did the media react to that deal? and qe-ii's jubilee celebration gets world attention. did one cable news network go overboard on the coverage? find out next on news watch. hi, i'm phil mickelson. i've been fortunate to win on golf's biggest stages. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally...
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but what people fear most are assad's tanks. a bbc reporter, who was smuggled into the city, says he has already seen some of them. and tragically, this intolerable bloodshed looks to continue and even to escalate, diane. >> so, what is the u.s. talking about doing? >> reporter: well, you know, there are voices now, important voices, like senator john mccain, saying they should arm the rebels. others saying there should be a no fly or no drive zone against the tanks. but administration officials say that is not in the cards. >> so, they're not talking about military intervention of any kind, what other options are there? >> reporter: well, even though it looks like diplomacy hit a dead end at the u.n. this weekend, they are still trying to work that route, trying to get friends of syria in a coalition to step up pressure on assad and try to even take in humanitarian aid, or send in humanitarian aid to the rebels. but so far, it hasn't worked. >> and these pictures coming in are just awful to watch. thank you, christiane. good to
but what people fear most are assad's tanks. a bbc reporter, who was smuggled into the city, says he has already seen some of them. and tragically, this intolerable bloodshed looks to continue and even to escalate, diane. >> so, what is the u.s. talking about doing? >> reporter: well, you know, there are voices now, important voices, like senator john mccain, saying they should arm the rebels. others saying there should be a no fly or no drive zone against the tanks. but...
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you need an effective strategy to bring down the assads. eight months to bring down gadhafi. eight. i'm not against it. i made it clear at the beginning. the president decides bringing down assads is a vital american interest, then let him do it with a strategy and a coalition and a decisiveness that will actually might be it. but do not give me a strategy based on an illusion that if we arm the syrian opposition, if we create a safe zone when which will somehow you'll have to suppress syrian air defense, you'll have to list the turks as a full and willing partner,hen will somehow you'll have to suppress syrian air defense, you'll have to list the turks as a full and willing partner,en wl somehow you'll have to suppress syrian air defense, you'll have to list the turks as a full and willing partner,n which will somehow you'll have to suppress syrian air defense, you'll have to list the turks as a full and willing partner, which will somehow you'll have to suppress syrian air defense, you'll have hich will somehow you'll have to suppress syrian air defense, you'll have to list the tu
you need an effective strategy to bring down the assads. eight months to bring down gadhafi. eight. i'm not against it. i made it clear at the beginning. the president decides bringing down assads is a vital american interest, then let him do it with a strategy and a coalition and a decisiveness that will actually might be it. but do not give me a strategy based on an illusion that if we arm the syrian opposition, if we create a safe zone when which will somehow you'll have to suppress syrian...
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>> barbara walters gets a big interview with syria as al-assad. and then tries to get his former aide a job at cnn. how did the media react to that deal? and qe-ii's jubilee celebration gets world attention. did one cable news network go overboard on the coverage? find out next on news watch. what's with you? trouble with a car insurance claim. [ voice of dennis ] switch to allstate. their claim service is so goo now it's guaranteed. [ normal voice ] so i can trust 'em unlike randy. are you in good hands? my feet and exactly where i needed more support. i had tired, achy feet. until i got my number. my dr. scholl's custom fit orthotics number. now i'm a believer. you'll be a believer, too. learn where to find your number at drscholls.com. abc's barbara walters, pulled off a coup getting an interviewed with syria's president assad in september. a timely booking considering the escalating conflict and civilian massacres in at that country. however, earlier this week, the london newspaper the telegraph printed a series of chummy e-mails between walte
>> barbara walters gets a big interview with syria as al-assad. and then tries to get his former aide a job at cnn. how did the media react to that deal? and qe-ii's jubilee celebration gets world attention. did one cable news network go overboard on the coverage? find out next on news watch. what's with you? trouble with a car insurance claim. [ voice of dennis ] switch to allstate. their claim service is so goo now it's guaranteed. [ normal voice ] so i can trust 'em unlike randy. are...
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twenty therefore if bashar al assad leaves power. in syria then for a part. in fact fight one another at the end of the day is going to be the syrians. who are going to decide not britain france the united states now currently items such as body armor and night vision goggles a caught up in that arms embargo and say the amendment would allow items like that to be supply of course throughout the conflict in syria we see in an increasingly fragmented opposition and say there is a lot of concern that the supply of any weaponry kidwell end up in the wrong hands nonetheless person will be pushing ahead this week thinking that amendment. u.s. is steadily approaching the fiscal cliff. do you know the fiscal cliff. do you think a lot of americans do you think most people are worried i think they are and i think that if i nor dildo buy nothing's really going to change because the economy think that he might think it'll change i just don't they're going to think about it. president asks if americans are prepared to say that's ahead. plus the russian city of sochi is ge
twenty therefore if bashar al assad leaves power. in syria then for a part. in fact fight one another at the end of the day is going to be the syrians. who are going to decide not britain france the united states now currently items such as body armor and night vision goggles a caught up in that arms embargo and say the amendment would allow items like that to be supply of course throughout the conflict in syria we see in an increasingly fragmented opposition and say there is a lot of concern...
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utterly stupid for assad to attack turkey in that way so why are we doing these things that look like they aren't connected to reality unless reality is we're preparing the ground to intervene in syria i think also that it would be again a back door as a war into iran which is the as you well know the real threat that we've been putting out there for years now and i think we're looking at syria and iran be a combination that we would then take on and you're talking about in my view a conflict that becomes regional and maybe even wider. one of the oldest standing gulf monarchies could soon face a new arab spring style uprising coates really cracking down on protesters and blocking the opposition's political moves but all of this is energizing the resistance even more as the captain of reports. and you don't over kuwait tensions are simmering beneath the calm as those seeking political change are forced to wait another day. one sleepy community into a powerful nation although it's been ruled by the same family for more than two centuries kuwait is widely seen as the most democratic of t
utterly stupid for assad to attack turkey in that way so why are we doing these things that look like they aren't connected to reality unless reality is we're preparing the ground to intervene in syria i think also that it would be again a back door as a war into iran which is the as you well know the real threat that we've been putting out there for years now and i think we're looking at syria and iran be a combination that we would then take on and you're talking about in my view a conflict...
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you have people who support assad. the christians in syria are pro-assad. you have other classes that have benefitted from the new economic policies of assad. so you have millions of people who still support assad and you have millions of people who are still sitting. and that's why the situation is complicated. and that's why american strategy, the obama administration strategy, is to use war by other means. economic sanctions to tip the balance of social forces inside syria against assad. the idea is if you punish the middle class in syria, if you force the middle class to join the opposition, you'll tip the balance of power against assad. unfortunately, ten months later on, it has not happened. it might take a long time. that's why you question really shows how complex the situation is. >> this is coming from the country that believes putting millions of people in prison for decades is a good way to cure drug abuse. so we're not known for rational decision making. >> you commented on war by other means. i'm worried about war my military means. in other w
you have people who support assad. the christians in syria are pro-assad. you have other classes that have benefitted from the new economic policies of assad. so you have millions of people who still support assad and you have millions of people who are still sitting. and that's why the situation is complicated. and that's why american strategy, the obama administration strategy, is to use war by other means. economic sanctions to tip the balance of social forces inside syria against assad. the...
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and it also appears and it should be you would think clear to assad and his people now that it doesn't appear any amount of prepregs is going to stop the opposition or the rebellion or the demonstrations. it would be grateful helpful if we could get all members of the security council pulling towards a resolution. >> right. i need some questions in my hands. is somebody bringing them? i assume you're asking questions. how many of you have written questions down on a card? we need this. >> will you take them verbally? >> here he is. the question man has arrived. this was the plan we had. okay. sorry. we've received questions on keystone xl. what a surprise. here they are. americans are concerned about increased greenhouse gas emissions from oil sands. should companies be forced to offset their oil sands production with greener production? and if keystone xl can be approved after the u.s. presidential election, will this affect your government's position on the northern gate way pipeline? >> right. first of all, i think -- first of all, everything i've seen in the united states indicates
and it also appears and it should be you would think clear to assad and his people now that it doesn't appear any amount of prepregs is going to stop the opposition or the rebellion or the demonstrations. it would be grateful helpful if we could get all members of the security council pulling towards a resolution. >> right. i need some questions in my hands. is somebody bringing them? i assume you're asking questions. how many of you have written questions down on a card? we need this....
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therefore if bashar al assad leaves power. in syria the. part. in fact fight one another at the end of the day it's going to be the syrian. who going to decide not britain france you know just now currently items such as body armor and night vision goggles of course up in that arms embargo and say the amendment would allow items like that to be supplied of course throughout the conflict in syria we see in an increasingly fragmented opposition and say there is a lot of concern that the supply of any weaponry could well end up in the wrong hands nonetheless person will be pushing ahead this week seeking that amendment. a number of syrian rebels have created a new unified military command to better coordinate the insurgency in syria but so far it's only caused even more division a spokesman for the free syrian army which was in attendance denouncing your sourcing as saturated by islamists and by once controlled from outside syria the netherlands as a mobilizing to patriot missile batteries to sense to joining german american units they are to guard
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as syrian forces expand attacks on rebels, a top government official the fax from the assad regime. -- defects from the al-sadr's gene. and two hostages killed. remembering the tsunami. we have a special report on the pain and hope at the at the center. >> they will build this town again. it is the same story. dozens of parameters were raised. -- perimeters were raised. welcome to "bbc world news america," broadcast on to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the rebellion in syria has claimed its first high-level defections. the deputy oil minister is leaving the government to join the rebels. it is a sign of the times. the news has not stopped the violence. tonight, there are reports that government forces -- have launched a fresh assault. we have this report. >> there are hopes that the u.n. might be able to help syria. >> i have been struck by the difference between what i have seen here in damascus and what i saw yesterday. the devastation is significant. the -- that part of homs is completely destroyed and i am concerned to know what has happened to the people who
as syrian forces expand attacks on rebels, a top government official the fax from the assad regime. -- defects from the al-sadr's gene. and two hostages killed. remembering the tsunami. we have a special report on the pain and hope at the at the center. >> they will build this town again. it is the same story. dozens of parameters were raised. -- perimeters were raised. welcome to "bbc world news america," broadcast on to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the...
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to the arms embargo on syria making it easier to help the opponents the syrian president bashar al assad now a foreign office official has said that the practical support is like eating three training and non-lethal equipment britta want to play a role in syria after the other side regime falls because. they would like to be involved. so therefore. wants to back the winning side. never provide. the trouble. they can't identify eventually. which side with mission should you support. what will be the interests of the militia. here when they take power because the danger is there is new. leader of the opposition because twenty. therefore if. leave power. in syria the. part. in fact fight one another at the end of the day it's going to be the syrians are going to decide not britain france the united states now currently items such as body armor and night vision goggles of course up in that arms embargo and say the amendment would allow items like that to be supplied of course throughout the conflict in syria we've seen an increasingly fragmented opposition say there is a lot of concern that
to the arms embargo on syria making it easier to help the opponents the syrian president bashar al assad now a foreign office official has said that the practical support is like eating three training and non-lethal equipment britta want to play a role in syria after the other side regime falls because. they would like to be involved. so therefore. wants to back the winning side. never provide. the trouble. they can't identify eventually. which side with mission should you support. what will be...